MBSS Site Summary for: TUCK-450-H-2010

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site TUCK-450-H-2010-1 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site TUCK-450-H-2010-2 (Opens in a new window)

Located on Tuckahoe Creek in the Tuckahoe Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02130405.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/23/2010.

Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Results:

An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a scientific tool used to identify and classify stream health. An IBI associates anthropogenic influences on a stream or with biological condition in the stream, and is formulated using data developed from biosurveys.
Details on the development and application of MBSS IBIs are in this document.
Fish IBI N R
Benthic IBI Good - 4.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 47,725 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 0.5 %
Agricultural Land Use 68.1 %
Forested Land Use 30.1 %


Stream showing woody debris, logs, and rocky substrate.
An example of woody debris in a stream.

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat not sampled
Epifaunal Substrate not sampled
Velocity/Depth Diversity not sampled
Pool Quality not sampled
Riffle Quality not sampled
Shading not sampled
Embeddedness not sampled


Stream Water Quality:
pH (lab) 6.96
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		423.1 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 6.6148 mg/L

Biological Stream Condition:

Surveys of the organisms living within a stream can give indications of stream health. Species richness, or the number of different species present, as well as indicator species (species whose presence, absence or abundance can serve as a measure of environmental conditions) are informative for stream health. 		Close-up of a mayfly indicator species.

Fish Survey Results:
Fish data is unavailable or no fish observed.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
No amphibians and reptiles noted.

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
No exotic plants noted.
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Acerpenna Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies 11
Tanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 9
Ablabesmyia Non-Biting Midge 7
Eurylophella Mayfly 6
Physa Air-Breathing Freshwater Snail 6
Musculium Fingernail Clam 6
Corynoneura Non-Biting Midges 6
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 5
Siphlonurus Gray Drake Mayfly 5
Maccaffertium March Brown And Cahill Mayfly 5
Isoperla Stripetail Stonefly 5
Rheocricotopus Non-Biting Midges 4
Hydrobaenus Midge 3
Ceratopogonidae Biting Midge 3
Gammarus Amphipod 3
Neoporus 2
Caecidotea Isopod 2
Chironomidae Non-Biting Midge 2
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 2
Leptophlebia Pronggilled Mayfly 2
Macronychus Riffle Beetle 2
Lumbriculidae Worm 2
Taeniopteryx Winter Stonefly 1
Thienemannimyia Group Non-Biting Midges 1
Tribelos Non-Biting Midges 1
Zavrelimyia Non-Biting Midges 1
Ironoquia Northern Caddisfly 1
Rheotanytarsus Non-Biting Midges 1
Stempellinella Non-Biting Midges 1
Labrundinia Non-Biting Midges 1
Nanocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 1
Chironomini Non-Biting Midge 1
Goniobasis 1
Orthocladiinae Midge 1
Lype Net Tube Caddisfly 1
Tipula Crane Fly 1
Paratendipes European Non-Biting Midge 1
Menetus Air Breathing Freshwater Snail 1
Enchytraeidae Aquatic Worm 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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